University of Michigan School of Information
UMSI Research Roundup: Archival Education and Research Institute

Monday, 06/19/2023
University of Michigan School of Information faculty and PhD students are creating and sharing knowledge that helps build a better world. Here are their publications and the workshops for the 2023 Archival Education and Research Institute, which takes place June 19 - 23 in Louisiana.
Papers and Presentations:
“Indigenous Digital Projects: A Proposed Assessment Framework”
On the conference panel: Addressing Community Archival Needs
“Translation Work: Recordkeeping and Algorithms in the Homeless Services System” by Pelle Tracey
On the conference panel: Essential Services: Addressing the Needs of Specific Communities
This paper was co-written with faculty members Patricia Garcia and Ricky Punzalan
“Chuymar Katuqana: Our Past Our Future” by Yvette Ramírez
On the conference panel: Colonialism & Diaspora
“Imagining a Transformative Archival Practice: Memory Work in the Palestinian Diaspora” by Tam Rayan
On the conference panel: Colonialism & Diaspora
“Armenian Archives in Southeast Michigan” by Nazelie Doghramadjian
On the conference panel: Colonialism & Diaspora
“Memory Institutions as Infrastructure: Exploring the Friction of Maintenance” by Alexandria Rayburn
On the conference panel: Archival Futures
“Archival Repatriation and Return: Current Trends and Directions” by Sony Prosper
On the conference panel: Healing the Past: Repatriation and Community Narratives
Workshops:
“Building Guiding Principles for Working with Diaspora Archives” with Nazelie Doghramadjian, Yvette Ramírez, and Tam Rayan
“Digital Curation in the Classroom: Teaching Technical Skills in Archival Education” with Jesse Johnston and Rebecca D. Frank